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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The new regulations, if adopted after a comment period, would require banks and some other institutions to obtain and report the identities of parties engaging in certain digital transactions, including payments involving what are called "unhosted wallets" – effectively secret bank accounts that hold cryptocurrency.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

A new cryptocurrency called the CoronaCoin has been called amoral for its idea of letting users “bet” on how many people the coronavirus is going to kill, according to reports. cryptocurrency regulation is likely dead on arrival, according to CoinDesk. The bill would have provided clarity and legitimacy to cryptocurrency in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

Coinbase , the cryptocurrency exchange operator, announced Wednesday (April 10) the launch of the Coinbase Card in the U.K., The app also provides instant receipts, transaction summaries, spending categories and other features. which is a Visa debit card that lets customers in the U.K. Coinbase is waving the £4.95

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Traki customers will be able to use various cryptocurrencies as payment options for the retailer’s products. Traki has been one of the early adopters of cryptocurrencies in Venezuela, which highlights its commitment to improve the traditional financial system,” Zac Cheah, co-founder and CEO of Pundi X, said in a press release. “At

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Cryptocurrency went from dark-web danger to high-tech investment opportunity seemingly overnight, and, as more consumers seek to use digital currency, more businesses are stepping into the space. The adoption of cryptocurrency among small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may be larger than one might think.

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VCFO

AUGUST 16, 2023

Other business categories viewed as being more easily disposed to money laundering activity include real estate, art, luxury goods, charities, insurance, and cryptocurrency. A recent example involving a well-established and growing business within one of the aforementioned categories illustrates this vulnerability.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

The volatility of cryptocurrency like bitcoin has long been a target of derision or skepticism — but that seems to be changing as high-profile financial institutions like J.P. Morgan take notice of the staying power of the form.

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JUNE 1, 2020

“There will be other entrants in this category,” Haun told the news service. Known for its financial backing of social media companies like Facebook and Twitter, Andreessen was one of the first venture firms with a large fund dedicated to cryptocurrencies, the Financial Times reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Cryptocurrency forensics and analysis firm Elliptic found that roughly $400 million worth of XRP tokens on the Ripple payment network is connected to illegal transactions, Elliptic said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. A smaller category was the sale of credit card details. percent of total XRP transactions. . “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

s cryptocurrency market. Overall, the changes made provide greater clarity on the areas covered in CryptoUK’s consultation response,” said CryptoUK, a lobbying and advocacy group, adding that it was happy that the FCA had included its recommendation to create a new category for tokens considered eMoney.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2020

Nigerians will be able to buy bitcoins with cash , providing a pathway into cryptocurrency for those who were previously financially excluded. The country has seen more interest than usual in cryptocurrency, with the tech-savvy newer generations of Nigeria oft-asking Google about how to get into bitcoin.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The companies in charge of the stablecoin cryptocurrency Tether are being sued and accused of “propping and popping the largest bubble in history.” Stablecoin is a category of cryptocurrency that’s backed up by fiat currency, and isn’t supposed to be as vulnerable to wide price fluctuations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

OneConnect used Guangdong’s “digital government” tech resources, as well as its own blockchain tech, AI and Big Data, to create the platform — which has access to data in 213 categories from 26 departments of government, and has connected with 129 financial institutions in the China province.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Japan ’s LINE has been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country, allowing it to offer its crypto exchange services in Japan. According to CoinDesk , the new platform will be called BitBox. The license, which was awarded by Japan’s Financial Services Agency, was completed on Sept. 6 in the name of LVC Corp.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Also, Kohl’s is teaming up with Facebook to capture the attention of millennials, and world bankers met to discuss whether a new cryptocurrency would be better than relying on the dollar as a global reserve company. Called Curated by Kohl’s , it will use Facebook’s data to identify brands in numerous categories.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The bank stressed that the digital currency is not a cryptocurrency or a stablecoin — instead, it’s just a digital version of the existing paper currency, intended to help smooth things over for people without access to a physical bank, according to CoinDesk. The intent is to start a fully-fledged central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Blockchain company Stratis announced this week it has developed a wallet that supports cryptocurrency payments for corporates. Businesses using the wallet can link to a Stratis Masternode to process transactions, which can be made in Stratis’ proprietary cryptocurrency as well as bitcoin.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

dollars that are exchanged from the user’s existing cryptocurrency account. Lil’ Flip, however, has a large following through social media and other media channels, and his channel presented an opportunity for FitPay to discover a new community that is connected to cryptocurrencies and bitcoin. Orlando said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

There are many ways to generate cryptocurrency — buying, selling, trading or mining tend to be the most popular ways to come by it. But if one could generate cryptocurrency by watching movies? Simply stated, BoA has decided to let consumers choose what their major rewards category will be in any given month.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

In an update to its Play Store developer policy, Google has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency in the background of a user’s device. At the same time, however, the ban does not include “apps that remotely manage the mining of cryptocurrency,” the Hacker News reported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Smartphone maker HTC has launched a new entry-level phone aimed at cryptocurrency users, TechCrunch reported on Monday (Oct. The new phone also is full of cryptocurrency-related features allowing users to exchange, lend and borrow digital assets. For the smartphone category to grow again, we need more adoption of crypto-phones.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It would organize them into a distinct legal category and have the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in charge of supervision, according to the report. The legislation describes a new structure for cryptocurrencies, which would provide them with a treatment like those of commodities with the Commodities Exchange Act.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Digital consumers surveyed are those who have made an online purchase in at least two product categories in the past three months and are above 15 years of age, Bain noted. Report highlights. Southeast Asia’s projected annual inflation rate from 2022 to 2023 is also expected to fare better than most of its peers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

Cryptocurrencies and blockchains fall under the larger category of DLTs. Ripple’s offering is based off its xRapid system, which works with the DLT that powers XRP — the third most valuable cryptocurrency on the market after bitcoin and Ether. The feedback from the banks is you can’t put the whole world on a blockchain.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The initiative, as noted by Managing Director Ravi Menon of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), “is to bring the banks and cryptocurrency FinTech startups together to see if there is some understanding they can reach,” he told the publication, adding that there exists a hurdle between those camps.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category. Is the landscape shifting toward digital fiat as the “safe” alternative to volatile cryptocurrencies? Connecticut’s inquiry is just the latest antitrust probe by several state and federal authorities into how Amazon conducts its business.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

That is, Merriam-Webster included the cryptocurrency in its newest official dictionary for Scrabble. In terms of product categories, 94 percent of the company’s sales were generated by mining hardware products. According to its dictionary, bitcoin is defined as “a digital currency.”. billion in the first months of the year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

Patents specific to cryptocurrencies — which are not included in the blockchain category — rose 16 percent in 2017. But China has been less active in bitcoin and cryptocurrency applications, where the top filers over the past five years were U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2019

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said that he welcomes Facebook ’s entry into the cryptocurrency market. McDonnell admitted to telling clients he would invest their money in cryptocurrency, but instead he spent the money on himself. “I At the the Fortune Brainstorm Finance conference in Montauk, N.Y., I perpetrated a fraud.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Tesco tries a new concept to boost sales, more anti-money laundering is coming to cryptocurrency and a new product targets online bill pay fraud. Today’s coverage includes the latest about eCommerce and payments in India, where big players are increasingly competing for revenue and the loyalty of the middle class.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

In addition to this, other cryptocurrencies have popped up, and recently there was a hard fork with the development of Bitcoin Cash. Amazon’s retail category). We saw a huge surge in bitcoin’s value , expansions in speedy home deliveries , Amazon’s increasing presence and Gartner’s research on increasing global IT spend.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

“Unlike cryptocurrency, which is volatile, eMoney is a proven digital alternative to cash, regulated and redeemable on-demand. Using programmable eMoney in smart contracts heralds a new category of payments.”

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AUGUST 29, 2018

As a result, a new FinTech license category was created to loosen rules for financial companies that provide certain bank-like functions, such as taking deposits, but do not generate income by investing or receiving interest on the funds.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

You could even lump certificates of deposit (CDs) into this category. 19: Cryptocurrency. While crypto savings accounts that once offered excellent yields are mostly going the way of the dinosaur, you can still make money with cryptocurrencies like Cosmos and Ethereum. 20: Online Brands.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reports that cryptocurrency firms are laying off employees, a survival tactic in a world where crypto prices have crashed in some instances by more than 85 percent. Breaking it down by category, 83 percent of the 694 ICOs that don’t report capital and don’t list on an exchange are inactive after 120 days.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Tokenized transaction growth is up 500 percent, and Masterpass saw increased adoption in the grocery category, Banga added. She also commented on cryptocurrencies. With the recent interest in and the price volatility of cryptocurrencies, we have seen an increase in this activity,” Hund-Mejean noted.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Seeking to ignite a new commerce category based on loyalty , McCarthy told PYMNTS to expect to see other loyalty providers overhaul programs to remain in-step with 2021. even a cryptocurrency moving forward. Banks, merchants, airlines, even other FinTech companies really have to rethink their loyalty strategies. While My Rewards 2.0

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